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Impact of treated wastewater for irrigation on soil microbial communities

Science of the Total Environment, 2018
The use of treated wastewater (TWW) for irrigation has been suggested as an alternative to use of fresh water because of the increasing scarcity of fresh water in arid and semiarid regions of the world. However, significant barriers exist to widespread adoption due to some potential contaminants that may have adverse effects on soil quality and or ...
D L Suarez
exaly   +3 more sources

Irrigation and Its Effect on the Community

1975
Irrigation by private development has been increasing in North Dakota and will continue in the future. The question many ask is what effect does this type of development have on the surrounding business community? Capital for the purchase of the irrigation system and the increased income and expenditures of an irrigation-type agriculture are spent ...
Carkner, Richard W., Schaffner, LeRoy W.
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Infant schistosomiasis in Ghana: a survey in an irrigation community

Tropical Medicine & International Health, 2004
SummaryWe used a rapid, visually read, field applicable monoclonal antibody (MoAb)‐dipstick assay for specific diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis together with microscopy to determine the prevalence of infant schistosomiasis in a community in the Awutu‐Efutu Senya District in the Central Region of Ghana.
K M, Bosompem   +8 more
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Community and State in Irrigation Management

2000
The previous chapter ended with an emphasis on the critical role of irrigation in the effective use of new rice technology. It was also hypothesized that recent stagnation, or even retrogression, in rice production technology in East Laguna Village, as measured by movements in total factor productivity, was to a large extent the result of a ...
Yujiro Hayami, Masao Kikuchi
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Community managed irrigation in Eastern Nepal

Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 1987
This paper examines several farmer managed irrigation schemes in the eastern hills of Nepal. The development and management structure of these is considered in order to identify characteristics of successful schemes which could be used in planning future projects.
S. E. Howarth, M. P. Pant
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Intestinal Parasitism in an Irrigated Community of Western Nebraska

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1955
Conclusions and Summary The incidence of parasitism in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska approximates the estimated national average. Intestinal protozoa appear to be generally transmitted by some method other than in feces. Importation of the heavily infected Mexican laborers into the county could supply the infective material for an epidemic or a build ...
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